T-town celebrities turn artists to express their emotions

Tollywood celebs are increasingly channelising their talent in a world far removed from the big canvas. Hyderabad Times gets talking to a few who are dabbling with painting, drawing and sketching to express their emotions.

Kamal Kamaraju

Art has been a constant factor in my life. It helps me explore more about myself. Now that I am acting in films, I try my best to paint whenever I find time. In the past, I had painted a series on Minnu, where I focused on girls and how the society sees them. Then, I did a series named Rani, which was all about grown up women. Currently, I am working on Wall Art India, which is inspired by both art and acting. Few months ago, actor Nani bought one such painting where the subject was Kamal Haasan. I have just finished a painting inspired from Paan Singh Tomar.

Adah Sharma

I love the detailing in movies and I try reflecting that in my work, which also reflects my personality. Earlier, I used to paint on walls in my house, but now, I have moved on to painting on clothes, shoes and bags. In fact, I have been giving them away as gifts to my friends. One of my paintings is inspired from Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Here, the frog and the fly are cast as man and woman respectively. The spider has dreams of becoming Spider-man and the rat wants to be Mickey Mouse. In another painting, I decided to face my fears and paint some blood, because I have haematophobia.

Madhu Shalini

When I was a kid, I was very fond of my uncle's paintings, who is an artist. He used to teach me whenever he had time and I would always get full marks in drawing when I was in school. Later, I took it a little more seriously and started sketching with charcoal. A few years ago, I began experimenting with oil paints. I love Raja Ravi Varma's works and I want to do more life-like portraits in future. I have been visiting quite a few art galleries and someday, I would like to exhibit my own paintings.

Harshvardhan Rane

I love the sound of pencil on paper and that's how I started scribbling whenever I got the chance. In fact, I still prefer using pencil over pen. The trick with sketching is, you should know where to stop because if you go overboard, the drawing loses its beauty. I think I have a minimalist style.

Vishakha Singh

When I was in the first standard, I saw my sister drawing a beautiful side profile of a woman and I was so enamoured by it that I also started sketching. There was a point when my mother became quite annoyed with my obsession with drawing because I was doing it all the time. I am still not great at drawing, but it just gives vent to my emotions.